(24927) Brianpalmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Palmer mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Hanford High School, Richland, Washington.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brianpalmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianpalmer is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24927 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GP12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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